I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

This card is the only SS-grade card in Sieg's possession so far, and its current synergy is 45%.

That S-level KING card had already given Sieg a lot of surprises.

Siegfried also has high hopes for this second card.

"There should be three more stages, there definitely are three stages... Maybe if I do it a few more times, I can transform into the Black Flame Dragon, stomp on admirals and punch the Four Emperors..."

Without hesitation, he immediately chose to use the item card: Rebirth Coffin.

next moment.

Sig suddenly felt a darkness engulf his vision.

It wasn't that Sieg fainted, but rather that his vision went completely black and he could no longer hear any sound around him.

Sig was stunned for a moment, then reached out and pushed around, only to find that there were walls on all sides...

This familiar scene reminded Sieg of something.

"Am I now inside a coffin?"

"Is this how you use this card?"

Sieg frowned and tried to pry open the coffin lid with both hands, but the lid did not budge.

He seemed trapped inside a sealed coffin, unable to escape.

What's even stranger is that Sieg was clearly on the battlefield just now, surrounded by noise, but now he can't hear a sound at all.

A deathly silence.

Inside the coffin, Sieg seemed to have escaped the hustle and bustle of the outside world and arrived at a very distant place.

Sieg struggled for a while, and an idea uncontrollably popped into his mind.

Am I still on that battlefield?

...............

at the same time.

The second half of the Grand Line: the New World.

Located in the sea near the entrance to the New World, there is an island called Punk Hazard.

This future Ice and Fire Island was at that time an important scientific research base belonging to the Naval Science Force.

Inside the research institute, several scientists in white coats had just finished an experiment.

"This experiment has failed again."

"Ha... After all, our experiments are too advanced. How easy is it to artificially create Devil Fruits? In 800 years, no one has ever accomplished this feat. Failure is to be expected."

“I even doubt that it is something that can be accomplished at all.”

"But with Dr. Vegapunk around, everything will be alright, right? Because it's him!"

The scientists talked among themselves, some looking at the chief scientist in front of them with reverence.

Vegapunk, one of the world's greatest scientists, was a scientist whose research was far ahead of his time and who was known as a scientist who was 500 years ahead of human wisdom.

Almost all of the world's groundbreaking technological inventions are related to Vegapunk.

Faced with praise from others, Vegapunk shook his head:

"Three months ago, Shiki the Golden Lion became a dual Devil Fruit user, supposedly because of the Angel Fruit."

"Angel Fruits are something that have never appeared before... This creation has surpassed my little invention and overturned the ironclad rules of Devil Fruits."

"Compared to this, what is my little invention?"

After saying that, Vegapunk left and went straight to his own laboratory.

"Dr. Vegapunk is truly a role model for us all. Has he already started his research again?" other scientists exclaimed.

Unbeknownst to them, after Vegapunk hurriedly entered the private laboratory, he immediately locked the laboratory door, quickly entered the password, and turned on a screen next to him.

Punk Hazard's research project is an artificial Devil Fruit project.

But what these people didn't know was that Vegapunk was secretly working on a small project. This had nothing to do with the World Government's scientific research; it was purely his own doing.

"Stargazer One".

"Let me see what the truth of the world is, deep within the universe."

Is the moon truly the so-called "infinite earth"?

Vegapunk switched the screen display, transmitting images captured by the Stargazer 1, a small unmanned probe in outer space, onto the screen in front of him.

And in the instant you see the image on the screen.

Vegapunk's eyes widened instantly, and he stood up as if he had been electrocuted, staring intently at the scene on the screen.

Even someone ahead of his time experienced a momentary mental breakdown, completely losing the ability to think. The scene utterly overturned his understanding of science.

"This...this is not scientific..."

Vegapunk was completely stunned, his mouth agape, staring blankly at the screen, utterly shocked beyond words.

in the picture.

In the cold, desolate depths of the universe, billions of stars shine like jewels.

In this dark, cosmic space, there was an unusual object that rapidly grew larger in the view of Stargazer 1.

"This is... a spaceship? It doesn't look like one!"

Vegapunk had completely forgotten about the goal of exploring the moon, and ordered Stargazer 1 to change direction, keeping a close eye on the strange object while zooming in on the image.

In the pitch-black, cold universe, seven enormous black figures carried a pale blue ancient coffin on their shoulders, as if they had existed since time immemorial.

Chapter 436 The Mountain Bandit King Returns to the World

The cold, desolate depths of the universe.

Seven enormous black figures carried the coffin, as if they were stepping on an invisible staircase.

They were clearly walking, their speed seemingly slow but actually fast, traversing this dark space, far faster than Vegapunk's Stargazer 1.

In just a short while, they had entered the atmosphere and disappeared from the view of Stargazer 1.

"What exactly is this thing?"

"Judging from their landing point, they should land in the Grand Line, right?"

Vegapunk's mind was still a mess; what he had just witnessed had overturned his understanding of science.

.......

Along the coast of Kensan Island.

The revolutionary leader, Long, stood in the shadows, cloaked, gazing at the distant sea.

The sudden appearance of the Sigshan Pirates temporarily halted the battle between the pirates and the navy, but the atmosphere remained tense.

"Dragon, isn't it about time you made your move?"

Ivankov stood beside the dragon, a worried look on his large face.

Long, however, shook his head slightly, remaining quite calm.

"Let's wait and see what the right opportunity arises."

Although the navy's lineup was strong, Dragon, who had been secretly observing for so long, had also discovered some suspicious things.

Bartholomew Kuma is a member of their Revolutionary Army. Although he can't openly confront the Navy, he can still coast along.

As for Jinbe, the knight of the sea, Dragon had also heard about him from Haku, the fish-man.

The Pirate Empress Hancock's volley of arrows affected countless marines and pirates, including fellow Shichibukai Jinbe and Mihawk, but the volley of arrows did not touch the fake Higuma in the slightest.

These Shichibukai are powerful, but they each have their own agendas. The Revolutionary Army doesn't necessarily have to become their enemy if it wants to take action...

The dragon was still observing when he suddenly sensed something and looked up at the sky.

It was nearly dusk by then.

As the sun was about to sink below the horizon, it resembled a giant blood clot congealing where the sea met the sky. The afterglow of the setting sun made most of the ocean shimmer and dyed half of the sky red.

Night was about to fall, and the world was getting dark.

High in the sky, a small black dot appeared and rapidly expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Shichibukai and Navy admirals who were originally preparing to make a move all looked up at the same time, their expressions changing drastically.

In the blood-red sky, seven dark figures descended like meteorites, their feet treading on the void and carrying an ancient coffin on their shoulders.

"What...what is this?"

"A coffin? And what about those people?"

This bizarre scene instantly attracted everyone's attention; they didn't even have time to notice the former members of the Sig Mountain Bandits who had just appeared.

Are these seven people alive?

Zefa and the others' expressions changed. He couldn't detect any living presence among the seven dark figures.

The seven dark figures were quite tall, all dressed in black, their entire bodies a blurry mess, their faces indistinct, seemingly shrouded in a lingering shadow.

The coffin on the shadowy figure's shoulder was a bluish-green color, seemingly made of some kind of metal, with an ancient and simple design, and was carved with plants, mountains, rivers, the sun and moon.

There seemed to be a faint aura of time and vicissitudes flowing through it, unlike anything of the ordinary.

The setting sun, like blood, pierced through the faint mist, dyeing half the sky red.

Seven black figures carried a coffin, traversing the void of the universe, arriving from beyond the heavens.

This shocking and bizarre scene left Zefa and the others speechless, too afraid to act rashly, suspecting that some other force had intervened, and they remained on guard in secret.

"Standing in mid-air, that sounds a lot like Sig's ability... Who are these seven people? They don't seem to be alive... And what's in the coffin they're carrying?"

At this moment, in front of the six black figures, the black figure who was leading the way seemed to have a faint smile on his face.

A melody suddenly began to echo from the direction of the coffin.

Heaven and earth wailed, and a faint melody echoed, mournful yet magnificent.